Severe Acute Hepatitis: An Emerging Grave Illness in Children

Acute hepatitis of unknown origin in children has been recently described in the literature, and a case definition has also been proposed for this condition. The exact etiology is unknown and exclusion of infectious, metabolic, autoimmune and toxin mediated injuries is essential. Management for this...

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Autores principales: Singh, Raghvendra, Kapoor, Akshay
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Springer India 2023
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Perspective
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10052219/
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s13312-023-2831-1
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description Acute hepatitis of unknown origin in children has been recently described in the literature, and a case definition has also been proposed for this condition. The exact etiology is unknown and exclusion of infectious, metabolic, autoimmune and toxin mediated injuries is essential. Management for this condition is supportive, but some may require liver transplantation. Infection prevention and control practices are important as the etiology remains unidentified.
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spelling pubmed-100522192023-03-29 Severe Acute Hepatitis: An Emerging Grave Illness in Children Singh, Raghvendra Kapoor, Akshay Indian Pediatr Perspective Acute hepatitis of unknown origin in children has been recently described in the literature, and a case definition has also been proposed for this condition. The exact etiology is unknown and exclusion of infectious, metabolic, autoimmune and toxin mediated injuries is essential. Management for this condition is supportive, but some may require liver transplantation. Infection prevention and control practices are important as the etiology remains unidentified. Springer India 2023-03-29 2023 /pmc/articles/PMC10052219/ http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s13312-023-2831-1 Text en © Indian Academy of Pediatrics 2023 This article is made available via the PMC Open Access Subset for unrestricted research re-use and secondary analysis in any form or by any means with acknowledgement of the original source. These permissions are granted for the duration of the World Health Organization (WHO) declaration of COVID-19 as a global pandemic.
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Severe Acute Hepatitis: An Emerging Grave Illness in Children
title Severe Acute Hepatitis: An Emerging Grave Illness in Children
title_full Severe Acute Hepatitis: An Emerging Grave Illness in Children
title_fullStr Severe Acute Hepatitis: An Emerging Grave Illness in Children
title_full_unstemmed Severe Acute Hepatitis: An Emerging Grave Illness in Children
title_short Severe Acute Hepatitis: An Emerging Grave Illness in Children
title_sort severe acute hepatitis: an emerging grave illness in children
topic Perspective
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